Peter T. Stamos

Peter T. Stamos, age 88, of Toledo, Ohio passed away peacefully, Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, in the Ebeid Hospice Center in the presence of his loving family. Peter was born in Toledo, to Thomas and Eugenia (Chase) Stamos. Peter graduated from Macomber High School in 1942. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. He was stationed in Greenland as a Fire Fighter and was honorably discharged with the rank of Corporal. Soon afterward, he attended the University of Toledo where he earned two Bachelor's Degrees and a Master of Education degree. On his first trip to Greece, (which he took on the insistence of his close friend, Gus Matthews) he met the love of his life, Petula. Peter was a schoolteacher with Jefferson Schools in Monroe, MI and Sylvania City Schools at Northview and Southview for 33 years. He retired from teaching in 1990 at Sylvania Southview High School. He was a proud parishioner of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral. He was also a member of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio for 62 years(Port Lawrence and Paragon Lodges). Peter enjoyed the Metroparks with his wife, listening to AM radio, big band music, and comedy, especially Seinfeld and The Simpsons. He loved spending time with his family at every opportunity. The family would like to extend special thanks to all his dedicated doctors as well as all of the nurses and medical staff at The Toledo Hospital and Ebeid Hospice Center for their tireless and compassionate care. Peter is survived by his devoted wife of 45 years, Petula; children, Thomas, Emilio, Eugene, and Constantine. He is also survived by his sister, Francis Adams (John) and nephews, George Stamos, John and Tim Adams, and Nick Zervas. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Katherine Wolfe (Eddie) and Jenny Zervas (Spiro). Services will be 11 AM Tuesday in the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral with interment to follow at Toledo Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2-8 PM Monday at the Ansberg-West Funeral Home, 3000 Sylvania Avenue where Trisagion prayers will begin at 5:30 PM. Any tributes may be made in the form of contributions to the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral.

Peter T. Stamos

January 15, 1924 - April 3, 2012